Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,820
after federal, FICA and Virginia tax
Tax takes
$12,000
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,472
Virginia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Virginia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,820
Kept after tax
$46,820
Worth in national money
$46,472
State rank
36
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Virginia is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $58,820, ranking 36 of 46 states — about 11.24% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 256 among 489 occupations Virginia publishes pay for.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $58,820, tax leaves $46,820, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $46,472 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $59,840, since top earners drag the number up.
- Virginia ranks 36 of 46 for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, with a median of $58,820 — about 11.24% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 256 of 489 in Virginia places probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Because Virginia sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists — median $58,820 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $46,820 retained, $46,472 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $59,840 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,820 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,010 |
| This salary | $58,820 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Virginia | $46,820 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,442 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,407 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,557 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,330 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,820 as a midpoint for Virginia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,320 and the ninetieth is $77,010 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Virginia the take-home figure of $46,820, from $58,820, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 256 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,472, the adjusted value of that $58,820 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 256 of 489 in the state.
- The Virginia median of $58,820 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,320 to $77,010. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,820 from $58,820. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 256 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Virginia, so $46,472 — the adjusted value of that $58,820 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 256 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $46,320 and the top tenth $77,010, so most people doing this work in Virginia sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Virginia run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $46,472 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $46,820 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,320 to $77,010) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Virginia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Virginia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $46,472 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,820 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Virginia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.